Analyses

One year since Israeli attack on Gaza

There is not a village in the besieged Gaza Strip that does not show signs of the aftermath of Israel’s…

9 years ago

The west’s betrayal of Egypt will reap a bitter harvest

When the former Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi was sentenced to 20 years in April, in a trial internationally condemned as…

9 years ago

The rebranding of the Nusra Front

"The enemy of my enemy," goes the old adage, "is my friend". (more…)

9 years ago

Saudi Arabia: An Incubator of Sectarian Hatred?

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is having a tough time these days with war, or the threat of war, (more…)

9 years ago

Why the war on Gaza is bad for Israel

Israel’s Gaza war has cost the country far more than the death of 64 soldiers, with growing domestic discontent and…

10 years ago

Is Abbas ready to recognize Israel as a Jewish state?

PLO Central Committee member Nabil Amr has been quoted as saying that a recognition by the Palestinian Authority (PA) of…

10 years ago

Egypt’s new constitution: legitimizing an illegitimate order

Egypt's interim president Adly Mansour has set January 14 and 15, 2014, as the dates for a referendum on the…

10 years ago

Killing Democracy or Killing Mollah?

Prison authorities in Bangladesh have hurriedly carried out the execution of Abdul Qadir Mollah, an Assistant Secretary General of Jamaat-i-Islami…

10 years ago

The paradoxical Cairo junta

The military junta in Egypt, headed by army chief Abdul Fattah al-Sisi, seems to be thoroughly stupid as it is…

11 years ago

Mali’s fight with militants is far from over

Sitting in front of her house on a quiet street in Gao, Bintou Yatarra, 28, pokes a feathered bird in…

11 years ago